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Title:
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Memorializing the intent of the Council of the City of Philadelphia not to seek enforcement of Bill Nos. 030123 and 030138 (relating to the PGW senior citizen discount) if the City, by July 7, 2003, requests the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PUC") to approve a senior citizen discount program under which all senior households with incomes at or below 250% of the federal poverty level would qualify for the discount, and if the City undertakes a comprehensive outreach program to notify potentially eligible households of the discount and the procedure that needs to be followed to receive the discount; and authorizing the President of City Council to retain counsel to institute appropriate litigation before the PUC and/or any Court of appropriate jurisdiction to implement and enforce Bill Nos. 030123 and 030138 if the City fails to file such request by July 7, 2003.
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Action text:
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A motion was made by Councilmember Blackwell that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.
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